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Namibia OverviewNamibia is a huge but sparsely populated country, situated in southwestern Africa. It shares its borders with South Africa, Botswana, Angola, Zambia and the Atlantic Ocean. Windhoek, being the capital and biggest city in Namibia, is the main entrance point for people flying into the country. Namibia boasts remarkable natural attractions such as the Fish River Canyon, one of the worlds largest Canyons, and the Namib desert, with its high dunes and awe inspiring sense of space. Etosha National Park is probably Namibia's most famous national park located around the Etosha Pan, a large endorheic salt pan. Namibia Capital: Windhoek Population: 2,063,000 Area: 825,418 km² Density: 2.5 inhabitants per km² Currency: NAD Destinations: 21 |
Namibia Top Destinations
  2. Windhoek Windhoek is Namibia's capital and largest city (population ~250,000). It is located in the geographic centre of the country at an elevation... map 3. Otjiwarongo Otjiwarongo is a town in north western Namibia, lying on the Trans-Namib Railway. The name means 'Pleasant Place' or 'Place Where Fat... map 5. Opuwo of north western Namibia. The town lies north of the Joubert Mountains and is home to a church and a hospital. (...) map 6. Swakopmund Swakopmund, known as Swakop in Namibia is the country's biggest coastal town and a mecca for Namibians on holiday. The city's German... map8. Hentiesbaai Hentiesbaai (Afrikaans: Hentiesbaai, German: ''Hentiesbucht'') is a small coastal town in northern Namibia in Erongo region. It is located... map |  11. Mariental Mariental is a town in central Namibia, lying on the B1 road and the Trans-Namib Railway from Windhoek to Keetmanshoop. It is the... map12. Omaruru Omaruru is a town and constituency in the Erongo Region of Namibia. Its official population is 6,792, although local estimates range... map13. Ondangwa Ondangwa or Ondangua, is a small town in the far north of Namibia, close to the Angolan border, situated in the Oshana region along the... map 14. Outjo Outjo is a town in Namibia, located in Outjo Constituency. It was founded by Germans in 1897 by Colonel Theodor von Leutwein as a small... map 15. Rundu , northern Namibia, on the border with Angola. Rundu has roughly 44,413 inhabitants(2001) and lies about 1000 m above sea level. It is... map 17. Sossusvlei Sossusvlei is a common tourist destination in the southern part of the Namib Desert. Sossusvlei is a mud pan created by a river that flows... map 19. Skeleton Coast Namibia's Skeleton Coast was once and is still a synonym for the horrors a sailsman could face when his ship sank. This is a very desolate... map |
